Game
Nominated: Total Theatre Awards: Best Original Work by an Ensemble (2007)
What happens when you break the rules? Tangled Feet present their explosive and unique take on having your neighbours round for dinner.
When the well organised and obsessive planners Tony and Connie decide to welcome their new neighbours with a spot of wine, music and marshmallows, things couldn't go more wrong. James from next door has a new girlfriend, Franky, and she's determined to steal the show. Breaking the unwritten rules at a Dinner Party – mischievous, shocking, an explosion of naturalism to celebrate image and atmosphere
Game? Was seen at:
Southwark Playhouse, London (April 08)
UK TOUR SPRING 08:
Simmonds Theatre, Middlesex University
mac, Birmingham
Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury
Terry O’Toole Theatre, Lincoln
Square Chapel Arts Centre, Halifax
The Castle, Wellingborough
Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff
The Hawth, Crawley
Norden Farm, Maidenhead
Gilded Balloon, Edinburgh Fringe (Aug 07)
Theatre 503, London (July 07)
Hat Factory, Luton (July 07)
BAC, London (Dec 06)
Game was originally scratched at BAC and developed at Theatre 503.
What the people said
“Like Abigail’s party on acid…. A whole new level of hilarity…. Its great to see such a vibrant physical piece that tells a story in a way that is so clear and easy to relate to…..Nathan Curry focuses the vision beautifully ”
The Scotsman.
“This play explores the delicious deviousness of breaking the rules in both life and theatre. Tangled Feet’s production is a refreshing and dynamic piece of comedy, physical theatre and performance fused together in an absorbing mêlée of slight madness. If you’re bored with mediocrity either in life or on the Fringe this is definitely a blast of fresh air.”
The List
“An astounding spectacle..a uniformly excellent ensemble…stunning”
www.fringereview.co.uk
“Energetic and visually powerful…a brilliantly effected union of comedy and physical theatre”
Three Weeks
“Tangled Feet are gaining quite a reputation for comedy physical theatre and Game? will only add to it. This is a dinner party with a difference, exploring male rivalry and female flirtatiousness in a sometimes explosive, sometimes delicately witty combination of choreography, special effects and clever writing. Tangled Feet use highly energetic and often hilarious set-pieces to convey the tensions, rivalries and attractions the couples experience. It’s observant about status anxiety and social rules, insights often translated into effective physical ensemble work. For Tangled Feet, theatre is a contact sport. The work has an anarchic edge and the distinctive stamp of a company who clearly know where they are going."
The Stage
Producers/Tour Bookers information:
Game? Is bookable for festivals and theatres. Please email contact@tangledfeet.com